give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
• "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
syn: emit, give off
ant: absorb
give to several people
• "The teacher handed out the exams"
syn: distribute, hand out, pass out
prove insufficient
• "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
syn: fail, run out
stop operating or functioning
• "The engine finally went" • "The car died on the road" • "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town" • "The coffee maker broke" • "The engine failed on the way to town" • "her eyesight went after the accident"
syn: fail, go bad, give way, die, conk out, go, break, break down